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The Barefoot Emperor: An Ethiopian Tragedy by Philip Marsden
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Item specifics
- Condition
- EAN
- 9780007173457
- ISBN
- 9780007173457
- UPC
- 9780007173457
- MPN
- N/A
- Recommended Age Range
- 12+ years
- Item Length
- 22.2 cm
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- The Barefoot Emperor: an Ethiopian Tragedy
- Item Height
- 222 mm
- Publisher
- Harpercollins Publishers
- Topic
- Travel Writing
- Item Width
- 147 mm
- Item Weight
- 596 g
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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A fascinating narrative excursion into a bizarre episode in 19th century Ethiopian and British imperial history, featuring a remote African despot and his monstrous European-built gun. Towards the end of 1867, Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia burnt his own capital, took his vast mortar -- named 'Sevastopol' -- and began a retreat to the mountain stronghold of Mekdala. For months thousands of his followers struggled to build a road for the great gun, levelling the soil of the high plains, hacking out a way down into mile-deep gorges. At the same time, a hostile British force, under General Napier, was advancing from the coast. It was the climax to the reign of one of the most colourful and extraordinary rulers in African history. Discovering traces of the road in the highlands, and drawing on years of involvement with Ethiopia, Philip Marsden recounts the story of Tewodros. From his spectacular rise -- from camel-raider to King of Kings -- Tewodros was a man who combined a sense of Biblical destiny with personal charisma and military genius.He restored the fortunes of the ancient Christian kingdom, introduced reforms to his army and to the church, and dreamed of an alliance with the great powers of Europe. But as his reforms stalled and the British Foreign Office lost his letter to Queen Victoria, Tewodros's behaviour became more and more violent and erratic. When he imprisoned the British consul, years of negotiation culminated in one of the most bizarre -- and expensive -- campaigns of the Victorian age. 'The Barefoot Emperor' is history at its most thrilling and dramatic. Using narrative skills proven in such acclaimed books as 'The Bronski House' and 'The Chains of Heaven', Philip Marsden recreates scenes and characters of glittering intensity -- and the intriguing paradoxes of a central figure grappling not only with his own people and his own demons, but with the seductive and unstoppable approach of the modern world.
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Publisher
Harpercollins Publishers
ISBN-13
9780007173457
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95387515
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Barefoot Emperor: an Ethiopian Tragedy
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Travel Writing
Publication Year
2007
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
222 mm
Item Width
147 mm
Item Weight
596 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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- 2***2 (251)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem as described and well packaged. Item arrived 3 days later than eBay expected delivery timeframe but received books and they were as described so all good.2 Nicci French Books Secret Smile & Waiting For Wednesday Large TPBs (#285922648601)
- d***d (329)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThanks for the book. Finally arrived today! Took a month from order, partly because seller was away till the 30th April, took another few days to post, then the good old Aussie post took 2 weeks more. Did email seller to let them know it still hadn't arrived and would leave feedback when it did. No response.Mortal Fear by Greg Iles (Paperback, 2014) Harper Collins Publishers Crime (#285892387133)
- c***s (1763)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis item (book) was sent in a trackable large envelope but not one of my three emails asking for a tracking number was answered. Although the book is in good condition, it was also described as being 'signed by the author': it is not. It arrived today, the latest date suggested, nine days after purchase. I shall not be using this seller again.Carlton & Other Love Stories-Moshe Morris-PB 2013 1st-Jewish Family History (#286156226657)
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- 2***2 (251)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem as described and well packaged. Item arrived 3 days later than eBay expected delivery timeframe but received books and they were as described so all good.2 Nicci French Books Secret Smile & Waiting For Wednesday Large TPBs (#285922648601)
- d***d (329)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThanks for the book. Finally arrived today! Took a month from order, partly because seller was away till the 30th April, took another few days to post, then the good old Aussie post took 2 weeks more. Did email seller to let them know it still hadn't arrived and would leave feedback when it did. No response.Mortal Fear by Greg Iles (Paperback, 2014) Harper Collins Publishers Crime (#285892387133)
- c***s (1763)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis item (book) was sent in a trackable large envelope but not one of my three emails asking for a tracking number was answered. Although the book is in good condition, it was also described as being 'signed by the author': it is not. It arrived today, the latest date suggested, nine days after purchase. I shall not be using this seller again.Carlton & Other Love Stories-Moshe Morris-PB 2013 1st-Jewish Family History (#286156226657)